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,,,^»\$§@# 1  COULDN'T GO  TO.  R3G4RDLESS HOW MUCH #@§$\»^,,,
,,,,^»\$§@ D1SCUSS3D  W1TH OTH3RS,  OR PO1NT3D  OUT @§$\»^,,,,
,,,^»\$§@# ON  M4PS,  1 COULD  NOT TH1NK OF 1T WH3N #@§$\»^,,,
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,^»\$§@### FORK,  WH3RE 4 R1GHT TURN  WOULD  SUR3LY ###@§$\»^,
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,,,,^»\$§@ 4DORN3D 1N  B1RCH, W1LLOW,  BR4CK3N, 4ND @§$\»^,,,,
,,,^»\$§@#               BLU3BERR1ES.               #@§$\»^,,,
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,,,^»\$§@# W3RE MUCH TOO CLOS3, 4S TH3 L4K3  SHOULD #@§$\»^,,,
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,,,^»\$§@# 1NTO  TH3 GR4N1T3, 4ND W1TH NO L3SS TH4N #@§$\»^,,,
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,,,^»\$§@# 4BOV3. W4S TH1S WH4T  YOU  S4W OPPOS1T3, #@§$\»^,,,
,,^»\$§@## FROM  THOS3  OTH3R  SHOR3S?  1  COULDN'T ##@§$\»^,,
,^»\$§@###                 R3MEMBER.                ###@§$\»^,
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,,,^»\$§@# S1TTING TH3RE,  1 COULD  S3E 4CROSS  TH3 #@§$\»^,,,
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,,,,^»\$§@ TW3NTY THREE  4ND  TH3N  B4CK UND3R  1T, @§$\»^,,,,
,,,^»\$§@# THROUGH  TH3  F4NCY   V1LL4S,  OV3R  TH3 #@§$\»^,,,
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